A.J. Ortega
Writers and Fighters: A Podcast
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In episode 40 I got to talk to YouTuber and content creator Angel David Castro. He runs the YouTube channel El Pugilato, a Spanish-language platform for fight fans. We talk about his Puerto Rican Heritage, the Mexican vs Puerto Rican boxing riv
In episode 39 I got to interview ASF, Antonio San Francisco, El Dulce Niño Hispano, The Sweet Hispanic Boy. This is the first in a series of interviews for Latino Heritage Month. ASF wrestles out of Laredo, TX and we talk about how he got into
In episode 38 I have a conversation with Christopher Maverick, a cultural theorist and good friend of mine. Mav is also a former independent professional wrestler. We talk about his early interest and ability in reading, his indy wrestling expe
In episode 37, I point out my favorite parts of AEW's All Out PPV and interview Nate Jolly, a bodybuilder and former pro wrestler. This is round 2 with Nate and we briefly talk about his wrestling background before moving on to his goals as a c
In episode 36 I recap a little UFC and the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley boxing event before interviewing writer Danika Stegeman Lemay. She's a poet and the author of Pilot, a poetry collection inspired by the television show Lost. We talk about
In episode 35, I recap CM Punk's return to wrestling and I interview Luis "Spartan" Ramirez, a pro wrestler and head coach of Five Star Wrestling Academy in Laredo, Texas. This is Round 2 with Luis, as he was on episode 1 of the show. This time
In episode 34, I interview Christian Schmidt, a ring announcer for boxing, MMA, and professional wrestling. We talk about how he got started in announcing, how he preps for a gig, and the differences between announcing for each combat sporting
In episode 33, I quickly recap UFC 265 and interview TJ Koracin, a professional wrestling cameraman. This is Round 2 with TJ, as he was on episode 12. We talk about how he got the Tom Puppet moniker, the current WWE editing style, wrestling dea
In episode 32, I interview V. Joshua Adams, a poet, critic, and translator. He calls in from Louisville, Kentucky and tells us about how he got into writing. Joshua reads us "Circles," a poem that appeared in Posit. Then, we talk about the cult
In episode 31, I interview Lauryn Lueken, an armored combat athlete. She fights for the Dallas Mythics and trains at Warlord Combat Academy. Lauryn and I talk about how she first got into armored combat and steel fighting, what it’s like being
In episode 30, I interview Jenny Valentish, an English writer calling in from Australia. She's the author of several articles in places like The Guardian and Rolling Stone, and the author of three books. Most recently, she wrote Everything Hard
In episode 29 of Writers and Fighters, I recap UFC 264 and interview Jose Hernandez Diaz, a writer, poet, and author of The Fire Eater. We talk about how he got into writing and why he chose to focus on prose poetry for The Fire Eater. He reads
In episode 28 of Writers and Fighters, I interview Raphael "Trouble" Igbokwe, a professional boxer with a 16 - 2 record. He boxes at middleweight and tells us how he got started. He was born in and fights out of Houston and tells us the importa
In episode 27, I interview Nadia "La Conchita" Morales, an amateur boxer out of California. We talk about her nickname being based off a Mexican pastry, as well as the importance of Mexican heritage in her boxing training. Nadia tells us about
In episode 26 and I recap Claressa Shields’ MMA debut along with the Anderson Silva vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. boxing match. Then I interview Colby Applegate, a writer and editor. He tells us about his education and interest in writing, working
In episode 25, I quickly recap Brandon Moreno’s win at UFC 263 and interview Rocio Franco, a poet from Chicago. We talk about a few of her poems in Acentos Review and Exposition Review. Rocio also tells us about surviving cancer, training in Br
In episode 24 I interview Mickey Guida, an armored combat athlete, while he was on the road training and competing. We talk about how he got started, how the sport is organized, and the connection to other martial arts. We even talk about trave
In episode 23 of Writers and Fighters, I interview former pro boxer and current coach, David Mario Ramos. He owns and operates State Street Boxing Gym in Salt Lake City, Utah. We talk about his early training, transitioning into competition, wh
In episode 22 of Writers and Fighters, I interview Scarlett Harris, a writer and culture critic from Australia. Her articles have appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Playboy, VICE and several others. Her book, A Diva Was a Female Vers
In episode 21 of Writers and Fighters, I interview Lemus Dos, an independent pro wrestler. We talk about how he started training in lucha libre and his family’s involvment. Lemus II tells some stories and memories from his many years in the bus
In episode 20 of Writers and Fighters, I recap the Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders boxing match and interview Carla Hoch, a writer with a variety of fight experience. She is the author of Fight Write: How to Write Believable Fight Scenes.
In episode 19, I interview Alicia Doyle, a journalist and former boxer. Her nonfiction novel is called Fighting Chance. We talk about her start as a reporter, which led her to an assignment at a boxing. She tells us about the transition into tr
In episode 18 of Writers and Fighters, I recap UFC 261 and interview Matt Mendez, a writer from El Paso, Texas, now living in Tucson, Arizona. Matt is the author of Twitching Heart, a short story collection, and Barely Missing Everything, a you
In episode 17 I recap the circus that was Triller Fight Club and interview Reyes Ramirez, a writer from Houston, Texas. He writes short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. We cover a number of things like his writing process, his poems about Eddie
In episode 16 of Writers and Fighters: A Podcast I do a quick recap of night one of WWE’s Wrestlemania 37 and interview a screenwriter, Jennifer Mulligan. She is a writer, director, and producer of multiple projects. She is the award-winning di
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